The Southern version of the Cursor mundi. Vol. 2, Lines 9229-12712

The medieval poem "Cursor Mundi" is a biblical verse account of the history of the world, offering a chronological overview of salvation history from Creation to Doomsday. Originating in northern England around the year 1300, the poem was frequently copied in the north before appearing in a southern version in substantially altered form. Although it is a storehouse of popular medieval biblical lore and a fascinating study in the eclectic use of more than a dozen sources, the poem has until now attracted little scholarly attention. This five-part collaborative edition presents the Arundel version of the poem with variants from three others. In addition, it provides a discussion of sources and analogues, detailed explanatory notes, and a bibliography. Acknowledgements xiii General Editor's Introduction xv Introduction to this Volume xvii List of Manuscript Sigla xvii Structure of this Section xvii Sources xix Editorial Principles xxii Text 1 Explanatory Notes 117 List of Abbreviations 117 Notes 118 Appendix A: Errors in Morris' Texts 147 Appendix B: The Thornton Manuscript 151 Bibliography 193 The medieval poem "Cursor Mundi" is a biblical verse account of the history of the world, offering a chronological overview of salvation history from Creation to Doomsday. This five-part collaborative edition presents the Arundel version of the poem with variants from three others. It also includes detailed explanatory notes, and a bibliography. The medieval poem "Cursor Mundi" is a biblical verse account of the history of the world, offering a chronological overview of salvation history from Creation to Doomsday. This title presents the Arundel version of the poem with variants from three others. It presents a discussion of sources and analogues, explanatory notes, and a bibliography.